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Puerto Rican NYC is one of the communities that defines New York City. We really are the last colony, but have been American citizens for over a hundred years. The “Great Migration” was in the 1950s. On the mainland, we opened doors for all Latins to follow.

“Yo Soy Boricua, pa’que tú lo sabes.” ¡WEGA! 🇵🇷

Puerto Rican NYC News

2022

Musical Comedy

Las Chicas de Copacabana 2 musical comedy is at Teatro LATEA in the Lower East Side on Sat, Jan 29 at 8pm. $20. 🇵🇷🏳️‍🌈

Salsa

Los Hacheros play Salsa at The Django in Tribeca on Tue, Feb 1 from 10pm – 1:30am. $25+ 🇵🇷

Salsa

Marc Anthony brings his Pa’lla Voy Tour to Madison Square Garden in Chelsea, Manhattan on Fri, Feb 11 at 8pm. From $77. 🇵🇷

Mas Boricua

El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Grupo Niche and India play Salsa at Radio City Music Hall in Rockefeller Center on Sat, Feb 12 at 8pm. From $96. 🇵🇷🇨🇴🇺🇸

Ongoing

Puerto Rican Art

Surrealism Beyond Borders is at The Met Fifth Avenue in Central Park on Mon, Oct 11, 2021 – Jan 30, 2022. 🇨🇺🇭🇹🇲🇶🇵🇷 | 🇦🇷🇨🇱🇨🇴 | 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇪🇸

Puerto Rican Broadway

Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is at the Richard Rodgers in open run. From $149. 🇵🇷

Puerto Rican Film

Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story opened citywide on Fri, Dec 10. 🇵🇷

#AdalLives

Adál Maldonado "Coconauts in Space" 2016 (courtesy the artist)
Adál Maldonado “Coconauts in Space” 2016 (courtesy the artist)

In memory of our Padrino Borinquén, the great Nuyorican photographer Adál Maldonado. Adál, we know you’ve been kidnapped by aliens again. Esperamos a tí. ¡Vuelve! #AdalLives

The Year in Puerto Rican NYC

April Puerto Rican NYC

Jerry Rivera

Jerry Rivera sings Puerto Rican Salsa at the Palladium Times Square on Fri, Apr 1 at 8pm (6:30pm doors). From $60. 🇵🇷

Previously in Puerto Rican NYC

In The Contenders 2021, MoMA Film screens this year’s Oscar contenders at MoMA in Midtown through Jan 22. moma.org 🇪🇹🇵🇷🇪🇸

Zoetrope, the Javier Antonio González play based on his grandparents’ letters during the Great Migration from Puerto Rico, is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, Manhattan on Fri-Sun, Jan 14-16. $30. 🇵🇷

Jerry Rivera and Tony Vega sing Puerto Rican Salsa at the Palladium Times Square on Fri, Jan 14 at 8pm (6:30pm doors). From $60. 🇵🇷

Frankie Negron sings New Jersey Puerto Rican Salsa at SOB’s in Hudson Square, Manhattan on Fri, Jan 14 at 7pm. $25. 🇵🇷

Miguel Zenón & Obed Calvaire play a Martin Luther King Jazz tribute at Teatro LATEA at The Clemente in the Lower East Side on Wed, Jan 12 at 8pm. 🇵🇷 [Not confirmed]

The El Museo Three Kings Day Parade is virtual Thu, Jan 6. 🇵🇷

The Teatro SEA Three Kings Festival is live at The Clemente in the Lower East Side on Thu, Jan 6 with ticketed performances at 10am, 11:30am, 4pm, and 5pm. Children will receive a gift. The Giant Puppet procession is at 3pm. 🇵🇷

Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic brings together the Puerto Rican Tap master with live music by Cuban Jazz legend Arturo O’Farrill, at The Joyce in Chelsea, Tue-Sun, Jan 4-9, 2022. From $26. 🇵🇷🇨🇺 [Cancelled by the Covid surge.]

Freestyle Love Supreme (SPECIAL TONY AWARD, Lin-Manuel Miranda) is at the Booth Theater to Jan 2, 2022. From $59. 🇵🇷

Jay Wheeler, “La Voz Favorita,” sings Puerto Rican Reggaeton at the Ritz Theatre in Elizabeth, New Jersey on Sat, Jan 1 at 8pm. From $59. 🇵🇷

Celebrate New Years Eve with the Carlos Henriquez Nonet at Dizzy’s Club in Jazz at Lincoln Center on Fri, Dec 31 at 7:30 & 11pm. From $285. 🇵🇷

Taller Boricua: A Political Print Shop in New York is online at El Museo del Barrio in East Harlem through Dec 31, 2021. 🇵🇷

The Carlos Henriquez Nonet plays Latin Jazz at Dizzy’s Club in Jazz at Lincoln Center, Mon-Thu, Dec 27-30 at 7:30 & 9:30pm. From $40. 🇵🇷

Gabriel Hernández and La Bruja do Latinx Cabaret at Punto SEA in Teatro SEA in the Lower East Side on Thu, Dec 16 at 8pm (6:30pm doors). $25. 🇵🇷

Rosalba Rolón’s Torched! A People Ignited, tells stories of surviving The Bronx in the 1970s at Pregones PRTT in Concourse, The Bronx, Thu-Sun, Dec 2-19. From $19. pregonesprtt.org 🇵🇷

Celebrate Native American Heritage Day, the answer to false colonial narratives, on Fri, Nov 26. 🇺🇸

Friday, November 19 is the beginning of the world’s longest Christmas season. Some celebrate our Taíno heritage. Some celebrate Our Lady of Providence. Some celebrate Discovery Day.

Los Hacheros play The Stage on Level 4 at Hudson Yards on Tue, Nov 30, 2021 from 6-8pm. FREE with registration. hudsonyardsnewyork.com 🇵🇷

The Por Amor a La Liga virtual auction of Puerto Rican artisanal crafts in support of la Liga de Arte, Nov 15-24. ligadeartesj.org 🇵🇷

Celebrate “Dia de Nuestra Herencia Taína” (Taíno Heritage Day) with Concilio Taíno Guatu Ma C A Boriken of NYC, Cacique Baracutei Jorge Estévez, and Orlando y Su Plena at El Maestro cultural center in Foxhurst, The Bronx on Sun, Nov 21 at 3pm. FREE. Facebook @elmaestrobx 🇵🇷

The 16th National Puerto Rican Artisans Fair & Book Expo is at Hostos Community College, Sat, Nov 20 from 12-5pm and virtual. 🇵🇷

Bobby Sanabria and Quarteto Aché play Latin Jazz at Chelsea Table & Stage in Chelsea, Manhattan on Fri, Nov 19 at 7 & 9:30pm. From $32. 🇵🇷

The 25th Comité Noviembre Benefit Dinner is at The Water Club in Kips Bay, Manhattan on Fri, Nov 19 from 6-10pm. From $400. comitenoviembre.org 🇵🇷

The 16th Borimix Puerto Rico Fest is at Teatro SEA in the Lower East Side, Thu, Nov 4-21. borimix.com 🇵🇷

The 11th International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival is Wed-Sun, Nov 10-14. From $50. iprhff.org 🇵🇷

Tony Succar and special guest La India, play Latin Grammy winning Salsa at The Ritz Theatre in Elizabeth, New Jersey on Sat, Nov 6 at 7pm. 🇵🇪🇵🇷

Los Hacheros play The Stage on Level 4 at Hudson Yards on Tue, Nov 2, 2021 from 6-8pm. FREE with registration. hudsonyardsnewyork.com 🇵🇷

Arturo Ortiz & 7 Con Calle play Salsa for dancing at Gonzalez y Gonzalez in Greenwich Village on Fri, Oct 29 from midnight – 2am. $20 🇵🇷

Gilberto Santa Rosa sings Puerto Rican salsa romantica at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark on Fri, Oct 29 at 8pm. From $49 🇵🇷

BRONX RISING!
Edwin Pagán’s Bronx horror movie Wolfen (1980) screens with live music by Bobby Sanabria & Project X and director Q&As at the Bronx Music Heritage Center Laboratory in Foxhurst, The Bronx on Fri, Oct 29 at 7pm. $10 with reservation to (917) 557-2354. Facebook @bxmusic 🇵🇷

Cosmopolitan Mosaic, a live and digital dance and film performance inspired by NYC’s cultural blend, is at Anita’s Way in the Bank of America Tower in Times Square on Thu, Oct 28 from 3-6pm. FREE. chashama.org 🇵🇷🇮🇳🇺🇸

India brings her Inmensa Tour to Lehman Center in Jerome Park, The Bronx on Sat, Oct 23 at 8pm. From $45. 🇵🇷

Willie Villegas y Entre Amigos play Salsa for dancing at Gonzalez y Gonzalez in Greenwich Village on Fri, Oct 22 from midnight – 2am. $20

Ozuna headlines the Uforia La X Live Reggaeton show at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Fri, Oct 22 at 7:30pm. From $90. 🇩🇴🇵🇷

Quinteros Salsa Project sings Venezuelan Salsa for dancing at Gonzalez y Gonzalez in Greenwich Village on Thu, Oct 21 from 9:30-11:30pm. 🇻🇪

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It is on PBS Thirteen American Masters to Wed, Oct 20. 🇵🇷

Oscar Hernandez and Alma Libre play Puerto Rican Jazz at Chelsea Table and Stage on Tue, Oct 18 at 7 & 9:30pm. From $35. 🇵🇷

Jimmy Bosch “El Trombon Criollo” (Rubén Blades, Spanish Harlem Orchestra) plays Salsa for dancing at Gonzalez y Gonzalez in Greenwich Village on Sat, Oct 16 at 11:30pm and 1:30am. $20. Happy Birthday Jimmy! 🇵🇷

India sings Puerto Rican salsa at Sabor Latino in Elmhurst, Queens on Sat, Oct 16 at 9pm. From $50 🇵🇷

Anissa Gathers sings Puerto Rican Salsa for dancing at Gonzalez y Gonzalez in Greenwich Village on Fri, Oct 15 from 12-2am. $20 🇵🇷

Willy Torres plays Puerto Rican Salsa for dancing at Gonzalez y Gonzalez in Greenwich Village on Thu, Oct 14 from 9:30pm – 2am. $10 🇵🇷

Fleur Seule sings “Latin Love Songs” at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen on Thu, Oct 14 at 8:30pm. From $20. 🇧🇷🇨🇺🇵🇷

Luis Esquilin & SalsaVive play Puerto Rican Salsa for dancing at Gonzalez y Gonzalez on Thu, Oct 7 at midnight and 1:30am. $20 🇵🇷

The Winter Film Awards International Film Festival is at Cinema Village in Greenwich Village, Thu, Sep 23 – Oct 2. $16.50 winterfilmawards.com 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇲🇽🇪🇸

The Cruce de Campeones USA National Freestyle Rap Finals are at La Boom NY in Woodside, Queens on Sat, Oct 2 at 6pm. Cacha vs Yartzi is the exhibition. From $35. 🇨🇴🇨🇺🇩🇴🇪🇨🇬🇹🇲🇽|🇦🇷🇵🇷

Estamos Bien – La Trienal 20/21 ends at El Museo del Barrio in East Harlem on Sun, Sep 26, 2021. 🇦🇷🇨🇴🇨🇺🇩🇴🇫🇷🇭🇹🇵🇪🇵🇷🇺🇸

Eddie Palmieri, Tito Nieves and Arturo O’Farrill play a “Salsa Meets Jazz” concert at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sat, Sep 25 at 8pm. From $29 🇨🇺🇵🇷

Barbés in Park Slope, Brooklyn on Sat, Sep 25

  • Miramar plays Puerto Rican boleros from 8-9:30pm. $15 🇵🇷
  • Rumba de la Musa plays Cuban rumba from 10-11:55pm. $15 🇨🇺

Los Hacheros play Salsa for dancing at Latin Mondays at Taj in the Flatiron District on Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 7pm (5pm doors). From $10. 🇵🇷

Puerto Rican salsa star Marc Anthony brings his “Pa’lla Voy Tour” to Barclays Center in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn on Sun, Sep 19 at 7pm. From $67.🇵🇷

The New York Yankees celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a giveaway of Yankee caps with Hispanic flags for Yankee games on Fri-Wed, Sep 17-22, 2021. From $40. mlb.com
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BRONX SALSAFEST
Celebrate Hector Lavoe’s birthday with music by Kidd Ore y Afinque and dance by Accent Dance in the outdoor plaza at The Bronx Music Hall in Melrose, The Bronx on Sun, Sep 12 at 3pm. FREE. Also on Facebook Live @BxMusic (917) 557-2354 🇵🇷

Zemog plays Puerto Rican rock at Barbés in Park Slope, Brooklyn on Sat, Sep 11 from 8-9:30pm. $20/person suggested 🇵🇷

Samantha Telfair shows at Fashion Designers of Latin America at Lavan541 in Chelsea, Manhattan on Tue-Wed, Sep 8-9, 2021. 🇵🇷

Elena Velez shows offsite at New York Fashion Week on Wed, Sep 8, 2021 from 3:30-5:30pm. elenavelez.com 🇵🇷

Puerto Rican Archive

The Puerto Rican Community

We’re all over, but especially in these neighborhoods:

Puerto Rican Art

El Museo del Barrio

Puerto Rican Culture

Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI)

Comité Noviembre

PRIDA Puerto Rican Institute for the Development of the Arts

Puerto Rican Film Festival

International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival (Nov 10-14, 2021) iprhff.org

Puerto Rican Literature

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (NYPL)

Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Puerto Rican Schools

Boricua College

Hostos College

Casita Maria

Puerto Rican Social Club

Toñitas

Puerto Rican Theatre

Teatro SEA

Pregones/PRTT

Puerto Rican Parades

National Puerto Rican Day Parade (June)

El Museo Three Kings Day Parade (Jan)

Puerto Rican Street Fairs

152nd Street Cultural Festival (May 2019)

116th Street Festival (June 2021)

Loisaida Festival (May 2021)

AfriBembé Festival (Aug 2021)

Puerto Rican Festivals

Teatro SEA Three Kings (Jan, 2021)

New York Puerto Rico Week (June)

La Casita (Aug, 2018)

Puerto Rican Heritage Month (Nov)

Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival (Nov 2019)

Puerto Rican Culture

Puerto Rico

The island of enchantment is a blend of Indigenous Taíno, Spanish, African and U.S. cultures. We have some Chinese Diaspora too from about 150 years ago.

Puerto Rican Festivals NYC

We have a lot of festivals because we love to party. 😂 Life in Puerto Rico revolves around eating and drinking with family and friends at roadside bars (Chinchorros) along the beach or in the mountains. In New York we have the streets. So we do the same thing.

Street festivals are New York versions of fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) that take place every weekend in one or two or three or more small towns across Puerto Rico, all year long.

MegaBash 2019

Friday, November 29, 2019
NEWARK, New Jersey ~ La Mega 97.9FM brings the stars of reggaeton and latin trap: Alex Sensation, Ozuna, Farruko, Luis Fonsi, Prince Royce, REIK, V Manuelle, Becky G, Jhay Cortez, Ivy Queen, Lunay and Chimbala to Prudential Center

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Soulfrito 2019

Friday, August 30, 2019
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Brooklyn ~ Rap, Reggaeton and Latin Trap featuring Ozuna, A Boogie, Farruko, Gunna, Jeremih, Arcangel, El Alfi, Duki, over 20 artists at Barclays Center

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New York Salsa Congress 2019

Labor Day Weekend
DANCE PARTIES
Sat-Wed, August 24-28, 2019
DANCE FESTIVAL
Thu-Sun, August 29-Sep 1, 2019
MARRIOTT MARQUIS
Times Square, NYC
A week of dancing in spots all over Manhattan ends with a weekend of salsa workshops, performances and dancing to live music by Tony Vega, Moncho Rivera and Doug Beavers

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Puerto Rican New York City

The Nuyorican Movement of the late 1960s and 1970s was our “Harlem Renaissance.” New York institutions like the Nuyorican Poets Café, Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center and El Museo del Barrio were founded then.

Being a New Yorker means being part of a diaspora. That makes the island bigger than life and makes you dream about it.

You can also find our culture at the American Museum of Natural History, National Museum of the American Indian, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

New York Puerto Ricans

We may call ourselves “Nuyorican,” but the Nuyorican Movement of the late 1960s and 1970s was a literary and cultural movement in Loisaida (the Lower East Side), El Barrio (East Harlem), Williamsburg and the South Bronx. The Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe in the Lower East Side is a remnant of this time.

New York Puerto Rican playwright Matthew López won the 2021 Tony Award for BEST PLAY for “The Inheritance” on Sun, Sep 26. 🇵🇷

Ismael Miranda

Saturday, December 21, 2019
WELLMONT THEATER
Montclair, New Jersey
“El Niño Bonito de la Salsa” is joined by Tito Rojas, Ray de la Paz and Willie Alvarez for a Danceable Salsa Concert

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Puerto Rico Travel

Puerto Rico really is the island of enchantment. It’s a paradise of natural beauty and Puerto Ricans are some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. Puerto Rican life centers around eating and drinking with family and friends, on the beach and in the mountains. Come see for yourself. It’s only four hours from New York City.

Visit Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Heritage Month (RightFramePhotoVideo/Dreamstime)
Puerto Rican Heritage Month (RightFramePhotoVideo/Dreamstime)

This little guy is one of the cutest kids we’ve ever seen. In case you didn’t notice, he’s Puerto Rican. 😂 This was at New York’s National Puerto Rican Day Parade.

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